AWS B2.1/B2.

1M-BMG:2014

Annex C (Normative)
Base Metal Grouping
(see 3, 4.3.12, 4.3.15, and Table 5.3)
This annex is part of AWS B2.1/B2.1M-BMG:2014, Base Metal Grouping for Welding Procedure
and Performance Qualification, and includes mandatory elements for use with this standard.

C1. Base Metal Specifications

Table C.1 indexes ASTM, ABS, API, AS, AS/NZS, CSA, AMS, ISO, NACE, and MSS base metals in numerical order
to provide ease of reference when determining into what grouping a particular base metal specification falls.
Table C.2 groups base metals for welding procedure and performance qualification on the basis of mechanical proper-
ties, chemical composition, and metallurgical compatibility to minimize the number of welding qualification where this
can logically be done.
Table C.3 lists base metal specifications for iron castings in accordance with AWS D11.2 groups.

C2. Material Number (M-Number) Groupings

Base metal has been divided into general categories, e.g., Material Numbers (M-Numbers) 1, 1A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, etc., and
further divided into groups within each general category.
The category grouping does not imply that base metals may be substituted for other base metals within the same Mate-
rial Number (M-Number) without consideration for weldability.

C3. Iron Castings Specifications

Base metal specifications for iron castings are divided into D11.2 groups.